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On Fri, 26 Sep 97 9:42:38 HST, David Ross wrote: >I wrote: >> >> > Paul, I think the proportion of TP560 owners using OS/2 or Linux is >> > almost indistinguishable from zero. > >Christoph Eyrich wrote: >> >> Regarding Linux that's definitely not the case. It may well be true >> for those doing presentations most of their time but it's different >> in academia... > >What do you base your "definitely" on? Note that I'm specifically referring >to the 560, which has different use demographics than other IBM Thinkpad >models. Also, I understand there are some hassles involved in getting >Linux working on the 560, including afterboot patching of the >display and floppy drivers (e.g., running cy9382 in startx), and kernel >to make features like suspend/resume work. Plus, I don't think that PS2.exe >gives as extensive control over the 560 low-level features as does the "W95 Features" >program. > But it runs better because of a VERY low overhead. Any Linux user knows that. >Why is it different in academia? I'm an academic myself; if anything, this >ties me in even tighter to W95 (since my university's site license/academic >discount arrangements are for W95 versions of software - I think this is true >for most US universities). > My best friend is going to the California Polytechnic College in Pomona, and they still use VAXes as well as Macs and Suns primarily. >I don't doubt that a fair number of 560 users use Linux - I like it myself, >though it would be impractical for me to have it on my laptop(s). I just >suspect that the *fraction* of 560 owners running Linux is very very small. > >Note to Paul: Calling W95 "DOS 7" is not entirely fair. I agree that MS is still >way behind in the catch up game, but W95 is a valiant effort, and a huge improvement >over W3.1. No comment; I don't want to offend Microsoft fans. I frequently miss W95 features when working on my Sparc - this was never >the case for W3.1 > I look forward to using a 'nix box. When I get to use a 95 box, I feel frustrated enough to format the hard drive. >- David > > Paul